Like I care about Remedy AR software. I've never used it. I certainly didn't take it personally.
Ben Winzenz Network/Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems -----Original Message----- From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 2:10 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Problem in sending mail to specific host Dang. Now I gotta finish screwing with the stupid helpdesk software. Sorry about the Remedy crack - it wasn't directed at you. It's my honest opinion as a bitter but recovering ex-customer. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 02:07 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Problem in sending mail to specific host > > > You got me there, Tom. As quoted from RFC 2821: > > "The lookup first attempts to locate an MX record associated > with the name. If a CNAME record is found instead, the > resulting name is processed as if it were the initial name. > If no MX records are found, but an A RR is found, the A RR is > treated as if it was associated with an implicit MX RR, with > a preference of 0, pointing to that host. If one or more MX > RRs are found for a given name, SMTP systems MUST NOT utilize > any A RRs associated with that name unless they are located > using the MX RRs; the "implicit MX" rule above applies only > if there are no MX records present. If MX records are > present, but none of them are usable, this situation MUST be > reported as an error." > > Ben Winzenz > Network/Systems Administrator > Peregrine Systems > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 1:55 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Problem in sending mail to specific host > > > Not so, Ben. Dunno if you want to look in RFC's, and dunno > if it's even in there, but most mailers will drop back to an > "A" record quite nicely, and only poop if they don't find the > "A" record. But now I'm curious, so I'll probably quit > messing with my stupid Track-IT! Software[1][2] and go start reading. > > -tom > > [1] Anyone know of a good peer-support mailing list for my > stupid Track-It! software? [2] Anyone interested in > participating in one, if one were started? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 01:47 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Problem in sending mail to specific host > > > > > > Hehe - don't have an MX record. That's a good one. Gang, FYI, DNS > > requires and MX record for a company (or host) to receive > any inbound > > mail. If you would like to give us the domain name of the > company you > > are having problems sending to, I'm sure there are plenty > of us here > > that would be willing to check their DNS for any problems. > Do they or > > you perhaps utilize some sort of relay-abuse mechanism that would > > prevent mail from being sent to them? > > > > Ben Winzenz > > Network/Systems Administrator > > Peregrine Systems > > List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
